tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post1109379631543396885..comments2024-03-20T10:44:38.106-05:00Comments on madness: tales of an emergency room nurse: things aren't always what they seemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-71120625294950584672012-09-24T10:10:48.870-05:002012-09-24T10:10:48.870-05:00The pediatric version of trauma sneaking up on you...The pediatric version of trauma sneaking up on you: altered child (usually an infant) brought in, family seems legit, kid gets a sepsis workup...and somewhere along the way, via a CXR or maybe a seizure that prompts a CT scan, much more ominous injuries are found. Ribs are fractured on the CXR. Bleeds are found on the CT scan. <br /><br />Ugh. It's the f-ing worst.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722419811219778850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-74182347701772647642012-09-23T08:20:19.038-05:002012-09-23T08:20:19.038-05:00I appreciate a thread where you are being the pati...I appreciate a thread where you are being the patient's advocate. I enjoy your cynical truthful style, but this is refreshing. You sound like a NURSE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-30662590745531721112012-09-22T15:24:34.036-05:002012-09-22T15:24:34.036-05:00In a millisecond all changes for some. Tragic, far...In a millisecond all changes for some. Tragic, far-reaching events leave huge holes where lives used to be... Working the desk in the ER taught me that a few decades back-it's all so tenuous. Be Here Now.Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.com